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Kernel Patch Protection (KPP), informally known as PatchGuard, is a feature of 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel. It was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
System File Checker determines the Windows installation source path from the registry values SourcePath and ServicePackSourcePath. [9] It may keep prompting for the installation media even if the user supplies it if these values are not correctly set. [10] In Windows Vista and onwards, files are protected using access control lists (ACLs), and ...
Windows 11 is the latest major release of the Windows NT operating system and the successor of Windows 10. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 10, and further changes in older features have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 11. Following is a list of these.
Wise Installation System is a tool for creating Windows setup programs based on WiseScript, which later was renamed to Wise InstallBuild, InstallMaker or InstallMaster and but back to Wise Installation System in version 9. [2] Wise Installation System started 1992 as a shareware tool originally distributed via CompuServe. In 1994 John McMillan ...
Windows Installer (msiexec.exe, previously known as Microsoft Installer, [3] codename Darwin) [4] [5] is a software component and application programming interface (API) of Microsoft Windows used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software.
IFSHLP.SYS (the Installable File System Helper) is an MS-DOS device driver that was first released as part of Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11. It enables native 32-bit file access in Windows 386 Enhanced Mode by bypassing the 16-bit DOS API and ensuring that no other real mode driver intercepts INT 21h calls.
New option to share content to the My Phone app in the Windows share window [a] 10.0.22635.3790 [64] KB5039307 Beta Channel: June 21, 2024 New feature for managing Android mobile devices directly from the Start menu [a] Introduction of Copilot in Windows as a standalone app [a] 10.0.22635.3858 [65] KB5039327 Beta Channel: June 28, 2024 10.0 ...
A 64-bit program cannot use a 32-bit dynamic-link library (DLL) and similarly a 32-bit program cannot use a 64-bit DLL. This may lead to the need for library developers to provide both 32-bit and 64-bit binary versions of their libraries. Specifically, 32-bit shell extensions for Windows Explorer fail to work